General Assembly

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9540

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SEES SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE PREVAILING OVER TYRANNY OF BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS IN FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19981218 Nuclear Disarmament, Financial Crisis, Human Rights Defenders, Terrorism, Wye River Memorandum Impact, 2000-2001 Budget Outline among Session Highlights

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9539/Rev.1*

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES WORK FOR MAIN PART OF FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19981218 Acts on 25 Fifth Committee Texts; Also Adopts Text on Situation in Afghanistan

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9539

17 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9538

IN CLOSING REMARKS, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS SPIRIT OF COOPERATION SHOWN DURING CURRENT SESSION IS CAUSE FOR SATISFACTION

19981217 Texts Adopted on Emergency Assistance for Sudan, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations; Final Actions Expected Tomorrow

15 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3281

15 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9537

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR ACTION ON EXCESSIVE VOLATILITY IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL FLOWS; SEES POSSIBILITY OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

19981215 Action on Economic Committee Texts; Development, Environment, Poverty Eradication, Palestinian Sovereignty Among Issues Addressed

14 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3280

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON PROGRAMME PLANNING, PATTERN OF CONFERENCES AND COMPENSATION OF NON-SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS

19981214 Also Acts on Human Resources Management, Financing MONUA, Takes Up Budget Implications of Special Mission to Afghanistan

11 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9536

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES COMMEMORATION OF FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981211 Hears 125 Speakers Over Two Days Praise Declaration, While Expressing Concern at Continued Worldwide Rights Violations

11 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9535

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS TO COMMEMORATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981211

As the General Assembly began a second day of meetings to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the representative of Hungary said speakers during the debate had each highlighted their attachment to the values enshrined in the 1948 Declaration.

10 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3279

WHILE ACCEPTING AUDIT OPINIONS OF BOARD OF AUDITORS, ASSEMBLY WOULD REVERT TO CERTAIN ASPECTS AT RESUMED SESSION, BY FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19981210 Committee also Approves Draft on Financial Arrangements for International Court of Justice Dining Room